Suppose you are developing a demographics page for your research study. Besides including age, year in school, and major, you want to include the most current thinking regarding gender. Which of the following response types would you be LEAST likely to utilize for assessing your participants' gender?
A) Identify your gender when at work:_____ ; Identify your gender while at school:_____ .
B) Select your gender: Male OR Female.
C) Open text box for "gender with which you currently identify".
D) Gender:_____ or Gender Identity:_____ .

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Option B is the least inclusive and flexible option for assessing gender, as it only provides two choices (Male or Female), not accommodating the spectrum of gender identities recognized in current thinking.

Suppose You Are Developing a Demographics Page for Your Research